# 匝

| 匝 | U+531D, &#21277; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-531D |
| ← 匜 [U+531C] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 匞 → [U+531E] |

## Translingual
### Han character

匝 (Kangxi radical 22, 匚+3, 5 strokes, cangjie input 尸中月 (SLB), four-corner 7171$_2$, composition ⿷匚巾)

#### Derived characters

* 𠇽 咂 㧜 𣐝 𦚗 砸 鉔 𦭧

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 153, character 16
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2599
* Dae Jaweon: page 345, character 5
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 82, character 4
* Unihan data for U+531D

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 帀 | *ʔsuːb |
| 沞 | *ʔsuːb |
| 魳 | *ʔsuːb |
| 迊 | *ʔsuːb |
| 匝 | *ʔsuːb |
| 咂 | *ʔsuːb |
| 韴 | *zuːb |
| 砸 | *zaːd |
Originally written 帀, see there for more.

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zā (za$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄗㄚ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zaap$^3$
* Eastern Min (BUC): cák
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zah$^6$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chat
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zab$^4$ / zag$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zā
*** Zhuyin: ㄗㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: za
*** Wade–Giles: tsa$^1$
*** Yale: dzā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tza
*** Palladius: цза (cza)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sä⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zaap$^3$
*** Yale: jaap
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzaap$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zab$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡saːp̚³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: cák
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɑʔ²⁴/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: zah$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡saʔ¹/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: zah$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡saʔ²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chat
*** Tâi-lô: tsat
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zad
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sat̚³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sat̚⁵/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sat̚³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sat̚³²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sat̚³²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zab$^4$ / zag$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsap / tsak
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sap̚²/, /t͡sak̚²/
* zab4 - Chaozhou;
* zag4 - Shantou.
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ʔsuːb/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 匝 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 16480 |
| Phonetic component | 帀 |
| Rime group | 緝 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | |
| Old Chinese | /*ʔsuːb/ |
| Notes | 帀通行體見六韜， 廣韻集韻左下原作之 |

#### Definitions

匝
* (literary or dialectal) Classifier for circuits or circles.
    From: 曹操 (Cao Cao), 《短歌行》
    Yuèmíngxīngxī, wūquè nán fēi. Rào shù sān zā, hé zhī kě yī? [Pinyin]
    The moon is bright and the stars are few, and southward the crows flew. Circling the tree thrice, on which branch can they perch?
* (dialectal) Classifier for times, as in frequency.
       From: 2002, 李榮 (Li Rong), chief editor, 《現代漢語方言大詞典》 [Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects], Nanjing: Jiangsu Education Publishing House, →ISBN, page 890
       huô dâung siŏh-cák bô-*dâung siŏh-cák / [huɔ²⁴² tɑuŋ²⁴² suoʔ⁵⁻²¹ $^{(t͡s-)}$ʒɑʔ²⁴ pu²⁴²⁻⁵³ tɑuŋ²⁴² suoʔ⁵⁻²¹ $^{(t͡s-)}$ʒɑʔ²⁴] [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA]
       It rains again and again
* (literary) to surround; to encircle
* (literary) to spread all over; to reach (a limit); to complete a full cycle
    匝地 ― zādì ― to be all over the ground
    匝月 ― zāyuè ― to reach one month

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 度 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 次, 回, 遍 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 次 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 次 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 次 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 次 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 次, 回 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 回 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 回 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 回 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 回, 摩, 次 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 次 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 次 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 次 |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 次 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 次, 擺 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 次, 擺 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 次, 擺 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 次 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 擺 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 次, 回 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 次 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 擺 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 擺 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 次 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 次 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 輪 |
| Hakka | Changting | 回 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 下, 到 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 回 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 擺, 到 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 擺, 到 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 擺, 到 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 擺, 到 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 擺, 到 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 擺, 回 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 次 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 擺 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 次 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 匝 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 擺, 斗 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 擺 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 擺, 斗 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 擺 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 擺, 斗 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 次, 擺 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 擺, 改, 斗 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 斗 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 擺 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 擺 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 匝, 過 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 匝, 過, 擺 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 次, 匝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 擺, 匝 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 回 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 下, 次 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 遍 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 次 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 次, 埭, 趟, 頓, 遍, 場, 轉, 下 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 趟, 頓, 場 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 趟, 頓, 場 |
| Wu | Danyang | 頓, 場 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 埭, 趟, 頓, 通 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 回, 埭, 卯, 遭 dated, 記 |

#### Compounds

* 交匝
* 刮刮匝匝
* 匝匝
* 匝旬
* 匝月 (zāyuè)
* 匝道 (zādào)
* 匼匝
* 周匝 (zhōuzā)
* 密匝匝 (mìzāzā)
* 密密匝匝 (mìmìzāzā)
* 曲匝
* 漫天匝地
* 笙歌匝地
* 輪匝帶 / 轮匝带
* 迴匝 / 回匝
* 逼匝

#### References

* “匝”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
* 莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “匝”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 297.

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): zua$^7$
* Southern Min
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zua$^7$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsuā
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sua¹¹/

#### Definitions

匝
* (Teochew) classifier for times, as in frequency
** 1886, Lim Hiong Seng, Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular, Singapore: Koh Yew Hean Press, page 160:下次船我就要去 Ẽ-tsūa-tsûn uá chiũ-àiⁿ-khṳ̀下匝船我就欲去 [Teochew, trad. and simp.]ê$^6$ zua$^7$ zung$^5$ ua$^2$ ziu$^6$ ain$^3$ ke$^3$ [Peng'im]I am going on the next ship

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 度 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 次, 回, 遍 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 次 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 次 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 次 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 次 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 次, 回 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 回 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 回 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 回 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 回, 摩, 次 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 次 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 次 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 次 |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 次 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 次, 擺 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 次, 擺 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 次, 擺 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 次 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 擺 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 次, 回 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 次 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 擺 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 擺 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 次 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 次 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 輪 |
| Hakka | Changting | 回 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 下, 到 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 回 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 擺, 到 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 擺, 到 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 擺, 到 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 擺, 到 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 擺, 到 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 擺, 回 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 次 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 擺 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 次 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 匝 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 擺, 斗 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 擺 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 擺, 斗 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 擺 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 擺, 斗 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 次, 擺 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 擺, 改, 斗 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 斗 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 擺 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 擺 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 匝, 過 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 匝, 過, 擺 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 次, 匝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 擺, 匝 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 回 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 下, 次 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 遍 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 次 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 次, 埭, 趟, 頓, 遍, 場, 轉, 下 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 趟, 頓, 場 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 趟, 頓, 場 |
| Wu | Danyang | 頓, 場 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 埭, 趟, 頓, 通 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 回, 埭, 卯, 遭 dated, 記 |

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* to go around
* Classifier for circuits or circles

#### Readings

* Go-on: そう (sō)
* Kan-on: そう (sō)
* Kun: めぐる (meguru, 匝る)

#### Compounds

* 匝(そう)瑳(さ) (Sōsa)
* 匝(そう)線(せん) (sōsen)
* 一(いっ)匝(そう) (issō)
* 環(かん)匝(そう) (kansō)
* 朞(き)匝(そう) (kisō)
* 鉿(こう)匝(そう) (kōsō)
* 匼(こう)匝(そう) (kōsō)
* 瞌(こう)匝(そう) (kōsō)
* 周(しゅう)匝(そう) (shūsō) (周(しゅう)帀(そう))

## Korean
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕa̠p̚]
* Phonetic hangul: [잡]

### Hanja

Wikisource 匝 (eum 잡 (jap))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

匝: Hán Nôm readings: táp
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